Apartment Building, Residential Pontiac, MI – Apartment fire started by child playing with lighter is put out by sprinkler system July 7, 2016 viking210 At 1 p.m. Tuesday, a fire was reported on Center Street near Cottage Street at a four-story apartment building in Pontiac. All residents were evacuated, and the building’s sprinkler system put out the fire before crews arrived. Later, investigators learned the fire may have started due to a child playing with a lighter. There was minor fire damage to the apartment building, but significant smoke and water damage following the sprinkler system activation, Lyman said. “It’s important to keep flammables away from children,” said Lyman. “(The residents) were lucky they were able to get out” of the building.
